Hotels in Franklin, OH

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The city of Franklin, named after Benjamin Franklin, is located in the southwestern corner of Ohio near the Great Miami River. Along the Great Miami River runs the 29.5-mile Great Miami River Recreation Trail. Horace M. Huffman Jr., who inherited his father's bicycle business, Huffy Corporation, helped spearhead the beginning 8.2 miles of bikeway of the Great Miami River Recreation Trail. Just 20 miles away is The Beach Waterpark, a tropical oasis with white sand and palm trees. It includes more than 50 water rides.

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites-Franklin

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites-Franklin is located off Interstate 75 and has easy access to Caesar Creek State Park, just 14 miles away. The park has 43 miles of hiking trails and eight miles of biking trails. The park also has a 1,200-foot beach, fishing and boating activities.

The hotel is 100 percent nonsmoking and offers a complimentary daily breakfast buffet, high-speed Internet access and 24-hour fitness center with heated indoor pool. Amenities in guestrooms include a microwave, refrigerator and television with an extensive selection of channels.

For dinner, guests can dine at the Cazadores restaurant for authentic Mexican cuisine and margaritas.

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites-Franklin
851 Commerce Center Drive
Franklin, OH 45005
937-746-1094
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Econo Lodge

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Econo Lodge is located off Interstate 75. Guestrooms include complimentary high-speed Internet access, cable TV with HBO and coffee, served 24 hours.

Guestroom conveniences include refrigerators, coffee makers and microwaves, upon request. Guest laundry and guest use of fax machine are available.

Restaurants in the Cincinnati area, about 40 miles south of Franklin, include JeanRo, Orchids at Palm Court and Rookwood Pottery Bistro. You can enjoy vanilla madeleines and French fries, and sip wine in JeanRo, a Parisian bistro, located in downtown Cincinnati. American cuisine with favorites such as Caesar salad, seafood entrees and steaks is served in the Orchids at Palm Court, and reservations are recommended. Locals choose the oversized sandwiches and hamburgers with melting bleu cheese at the Rookwood Pottery Bistro, a former pottery factory.

Econo Lodge
251 Conover Drive
Franklin, OH 45005
937-746-362
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Knights Inn Franklin/Middletown

Knights Inn Franklin/Middletown is located on Interstate 75 between Dayton and Cincinnati. It offer nonsmoking rooms and truck parking, and pets are welcome. Complimentary amenities include local phone calls and coffee and tea, 24 hours. Guestroom conveniences are cable TV with Showtime, connecting rooms and VCR/movie rentals.

Knights Inn Franklin/Middletown
8500 Claude-Thomas Road
I-75/SR 73
Franklin, OH 45005
937-746-2841
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